which player has most finals games lost since 1963

Since 1962-63, LeBron James has lost the most games in the NBA Finals, with 33 losses.

NAMELSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
33
NBA Finals
55
42.5
28.4
10.2
7.8
1.7
0.8
10.7
22.1
48.4
1.8
5.2
35.2
5.2
7.1
73.1
56.3
1.9
8.3
3.9
2,337
1,562
561
430
93
46
217
130
-86
2Jerry West
J. West
29
NBA Finals
48
43.0
30.4
5.0
6.0
11.2
24.4
46.0
8.0
9.7
82.2
53.0
2,065
1,461
242
287
134
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
NBA Finals
56
37.2
23.5
9.1
3.2
0.9
2.2
9.7
18.6
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.0
55.6
2.4
5.9
2.7
2,082
1,317
507
181
45
116
121
196
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
26
NBA Finals
50
40.9
19.4
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
5Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
23
NBA Finals
46
30.6
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.7
44.7
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,406
474
135
178
59
20
60
159
6Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
21
NBA Finals
37
28.3
10.4
2.6
4.1
1.2
0.1
4.2
9.0
47.0
0.7
1.8
41.5
1.2
1.6
75.9
53.6
0.7
1.9
1.5
1,048
383
95
150
46
4
56
106
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
20
NBA Finals
33
41.2
23.8
12.8
3.9
9.3
21.1
44.0
5.2
7.1
73.8
49.2
1,360
786
421
128
100
8Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
19
NBA Finals
43
28.2
8.7
2.2
2.4
1.0
0.0
3.0
6.9
42.9
1.1
2.7
41.7
1.7
2.1
81.3
55.9
0.4
1.7
1.0
1,212
376
94
103
45
1
41
127
+110
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19
NBA Finals
35
47.3
18.6
24.6
3.8
7.5
13.5
55.9
3.5
9.4
37.7
52.9
1,657
652
862
134
101
10James Worthy
J. Worthy
18
NBA Finals
34
39.6
22.2
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.6
9.2
17.3
53.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
3.6
5.3
68.3
56.4
1.9
3.1
2.0
1,346
754
171
112
34
20
68
88
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
18
NBA Finals
37
40.1
18.3
4.7
6.2
1.3
1.1
6.8
16.3
42.0
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.5
5.5
81.0
48.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
1,483
676
175
228
48
39
100
106
12Mel Counts
M. Counts
18
NBA Finals
29
15.3
6.8
5.8
0.8
2.7
6.1
44.6
1.3
1.7
78.0
49.5
445
197
168
24
95
13Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
17
NBA Finals
36
27.0
8.5
4.0
3.1
0.9
0.7
3.4
6.9
49.0
1.1
3.2
36.0
0.6
1.5
37.0
55.9
1.0
3.0
0.9
973
305
143
112
31
25
33
75
+70
14Don Nelson
D. Nelson
17
NBA Finals
38
19.9
8.4
5.2
1.1
0.2
0.0
3.2
7.1
45.0
2.0
2.7
74.0
50.7
0.5
3.1
757
319
199
43
2
0
103
15JR Smith
JR Smith
16
NBA Finals
25
30.0
9.7
2.7
1.0
0.9
0.4
3.4
8.9
37.7
2.4
6.2
38.1
0.6
1.1
59.3
51.7
0.4
2.3
0.6
749
243
67
24
22
9
16
71
-112
16Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
16
NBA Finals
34
17.1
5.6
5.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
2.3
4.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
57.6
54.9
1.7
3.4
1.1
582
190
176
22
19
14
36
92
17Keith Erickson
K. Erickson
16
NBA Finals
25
27.5
7.9
4.4
2.4
0.7
0.2
3.4
8.4
40.5
1.1
1.6
69.2
43.4
0.3
2.2
688
197
111
59
4
1
83
18John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
16
NBA Finals
47
39.8
21.7
7.4
4.1
1.2
0.2
8.3
19.7
42.1
5.1
6.0
84.8
48.5
1.7
5.0
1,872
1,020
350
195
15
3
154
19Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
15
NBA Finals
22
31.7
8.5
9.0
0.9
0.4
0.8
3.5
6.3
55.4
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.7
55.9
56.7
3.7
5.4
0.7
698
187
199
20
9
18
16
54
-101
20Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
15
NBA Finals
22
26.2
8.0
4.8
1.0
1.0
0.2
3.0
6.5
45.8
0.1
0.7
12.5
2.0
2.9
67.2
51.4
1.2
3.6
1.3
577
175
106
21
22
4
29
58
-41
21A.C. Green
A.C. Green
15
NBA Finals
28
26.3
7.5
6.3
0.4
0.5
0.1
2.8
5.8
47.8
0.1
0.2
33.3
2.0
2.8
70.5
54.0
2.3
4.0
0.9
736
211
177
11
13
3
26
73
-27
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
15
NBA Finals
31
42.8
23.1
11.6
6.0
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
45.8
0.6
1.5
42.2
5.7
6.5
87.2
54.5
2.5
9.1
2.9
1,326
716
361
187
63
24
91
80
23Kevin McHale
K. McHale
15
NBA Finals
31
32.5
17.9
7.4
1.4
0.3
1.4
6.8
12.5
54.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
5.7
76.8
59.9
2.7
4.7
2.3
1,009
556
230
43
10
44
70
95
24Robert Parish
R. Parish
15
NBA Finals
31
32.9
15.4
8.4
1.3
1.0
1.7
6.3
13.1
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.4
63.0
51.2
2.8
5.6
2.1
1,020
477
260
40
32
54
65
108
25Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
15
NBA Finals
20
41.3
11.4
14.1
4.1
0.9
0.5
4.7
10.0
47.2
2.0
3.3
59.1
49.8
3.7
9.2
1.3
825
227
282
82
14
8
15
68

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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.9

10th

DRTG

113.7

8th

NETRTG

3.1

11th

3P%

34.3

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
14
11
.560
5.5
8
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
5.5
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

12 - 12

99

Final

94

CLE Cavaliers

14 - 11

Sat 6 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
4.5
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MIL MIL
@
CHA CHA
100-111
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
112-135

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM